Best Framework For Web Application (2024 Updated)

These arrived brand new looking and in perfect condition. The HTML & CSS book is one of the most easy to follow books on the subject matter I have encountered. I’ve read it twice and the concepts are sticking very well.

However, it is out of date; a number of changes in both the recommended approaches to designing sites, and the code itself have occurred since published. These are things I am aware of and I am not a programmer.

However, I still recommend this book as a great intro to the concepts. It is easy enough to supplement with visits to a site like w3 schools or Stack Overflow, to learn latest best practices and newer HTML5 tags.

I am not finished with the Javascript & JQuery book, but it seems to be attempting to humanize a much more complicated subject matter. However, I am not sure yet if the Javascript & JQuery book is succeeding, but relative to HTML + CSS, Javascript seems like a very complex language, syntax-wise, to me, so it might take a second or third read to feel fluent in at least beginner JS.

Probably not for you if you’re seasoned developer, but for me this was the best set of books I’ve seen on the subject. Javascript books I’ve seen before tend to omit the very basic founding concepts jumping straight to practical applications.

While it’s good to get to apply knowledge straight away, it is sometimes not clear why the things have to be the way they are. This book, in my opinion, makes it crystal clear. Both books seem to me a bit over-illustrated, but that’s not really a problem and may actually help those who think more visually.

I find it hard to suggest a better place to start one’s front-end web development career, especially from a design background.

Well written, visually compelling, but not just another “coffee table” book. I’m still working through the examples, so I can’t vouch for every detail, but it is clear to me that the author knows his stuff.

Obviously, you can only get so much from a book, so it will not help you if you won’t help yourself. There are downloadable code examples available for each chapter to allow you to dive in without much effort.

If this is what you want to learn, download some image and text editing software, find a cheap (or free) Web hosting service, explore the many help forums at W3Schools, Mozilla Developer Network, GitHub und so weiter, and build your killer site!.

So let start by my own experience with learning HTML & CSS in the past. My old collage never quite understood what I wanted to do with computers, it was simple I wanted to design websites, and always making room for improvement but I never quite got the information.

So I looked around, looking at reviews about books based on it and I came across this. The whole book was broken down to make understanding a lot easier than tearing out your own hair understanding complicated method.

This book has changed the way I looked at coding from messy to a much more neat way of doing things. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is starting out into making sites.

I’m a visual learner and so this book is spot on for me! I’m learning web development through codecademy online and have this book as a supplement. It’s really nicely laid out and illustrated and is explained in really someone terms.

I’d highly recommend the book and will but the JavaScript one in the same series next.

I have bought coding books that were for beginners and I had to return them because they were so baldly written. The author Jon duckett does an amazing job explaining things in a very simple and easy to understand way.

I highly recommended this book to anyone that is interested in coding wether you are a beginner or someone who wants to brush up their skills this book is for you.

My company purchased this camera for me to help ensure that we provided professional-quality video communication with our clients while we all worked remotely during the pandemic. I will give this camera at least some stars because the video quality of this camera is quite good for a small, screen-mounted camera.

However, after a full year of use, the negatives far outweigh the positives and I would personally never purchase this camera. And yes, I have stayed fully up-to-date with firmware updates (which is actually one of the issues).

1. Within the first few months, it started occasionally not being recognized by Teams or Zoom, so I would need to disconnect/reconnect in order for it to be recognized. Within 6-ish months (and still to this day), it ALWAYS disconnects in my first 1 or 2 video calls of the day, and requires repeated disconnecting/reconnecting and/or turning video on/off in Teams/Zoom.

2. When it’s not disconnecting, it’s freezing. This is not a Zoom or Teams issue as it happens with both, it does not happen with my coworkers who don’t use the Brio, and it is resolved by again disconnecting/reconnecting my camera.

3. Will also occasionally invert all colors or only show certain colors (everything will appear only blue and green). Resolved with disconnect/reconnect, but not the most professional delivery when you’re trying to lead an executive decision-making session for your clients.

4. The vast majority of the time, Windows Hello face ID will not work through the Brio, even though the description claims that it will. It will blink furiously as it tries to work, but nothing ever happens (except for when it miraculously started working last week for the first time in ~6 months.

but this week it’s back to not working). Unfortunately, Windows Hello settings are poorly designed, and it forces you into using whichever external camera is plugged in, which means that the Brio has effectively disabled Windows Hello on my machine.

5. Zoom setting won’t stay fixed. I set the zoom on my camera to be slightly tighter to provide a less-distracting background on video calls. It resets automatically at random points throughout the day, and requires me to reset it manually.

6. Logitech’s channel for distributing firmware and software updates is really confusing. When you go to the page for updates for this particular Brio camera, it’s really hard to tell whether the updates are for the camera or one of it’s numerous apps that they try to get you to install in order to manage various Logitech peripherals.

You end up accidentally installing apps that have nothing to do with this camera. And so far, the software and firmware updates haven’t corrected any of the above issues. Also, it would be nice to get notified by Logitech when updates are available.

I basically just randomly check their site to find out if they’ve fixed anything yet. I am using a Surface Pro 6 with Windows 10, fully updated (Windows updates have not seemed to make any difference with the Brio’s performance).

I have kept both the Brio’s firmware and the Logitech Camera Settings app fully up-to-date to try to alleviate these issues, but nothing has helped.

I really love this webcam! I bought the cheaper Logitech C920 Pro thinking it would be good enough for my Zoom sales meetings, but it didn’t adjust to the color of my face well and I looked a lot whiter than I am (which is already pretty white).

I needed something that would adjust to lighting in a more intelligent way. This camera is expensive, but given that I’m on zoom all day long, I think it was a worthwhile investment and I’m happy with it.

The 4k is nice to have, but I don’t actually use that resolution since zoom only supports HD. I’d say the cam is worth it just for the lighting and autofocus adjustments. The cam is also a really nice quality.

It’s metal, versus the cheaper versions being plastic. I also like the small white light it shows when it’s on. It’s subtle.

The video looks fine. It doesn’t seem to look much better or worse than my previous Surface Studio built in camera. What I don’t like about this camera is the mechanism for mounting it to the monitor.

If you bump or move your monitor the camera is not mounted very tight and you seem to have to adjust it periodically. Even when I close the safety flap to cover the lens it moves. I would have returned this but didn’t want the hassle and I needed something until I can find a suitable replacement.

In all fairness this could work better if your monitor shape is different. I use it with the Alienware 38 and the back is slightly curved so it proves to be a tricky angle for this type of attachment mechanism.

The privacy shutter (which just clips on and can also be easily removed) is a nice little extra feature on this one compared to similar models. Excellent image quality and the sound was decent when tested.

To be clear, I refer to the sound captured by the dual/stereo microphone. That’s what’s on the sides of this and similar webcams. I’ve seen some complaints about sound quality from the speakers, but this doesn’t have speakers, your system speakers are used.

One catch with this particular model- it comes with the built in microphones disabled. This is great if you’re just wanting to capture images with no audio and are concerned about privacy, but we wanted to use it for Zoom meetings, etc.

Instructions were included in the package for how to enable the dual microphone (involved installing driver software, changing a setting, restarting the computer). Pretty painless, and I knew about it ahead of time so not docking any stars.

If you don’t want this minor hassle and DO want to use the microphones, maybe pick another webcam (even same model with a different letter on the end). I might have gotten a different model, knowing about this issue, but this was the best fit that was in stock and turning the mic on was pretty painless for me.

I am so glad I waited in order to get this webcam. Granted it’s a lot more expensive than the many advertised that look similar or give similar specs. However from the moment you open the packaging, the quality of construction of this camera speaks for itself.

Solid metal, soft plastics, a versatile but well made bracket including tripod mount, stereo mics, clear film protecting not just the front transparent window but even the shiny gloss plastics. It’s a lot smaller than I expected, just an inch or so high and maybe 5 inches wide.

It feels pretty solid though but it is quite light. The cable length is generous, maybe 1. 5m? There’s no software though or instructions in the box, but on a Mac with OSX catalina it was plug and play, it just worked straight out the box.

I did though download the Logitech Capture and Camera Settings software from the Logitech website which enables you to adjust the resolution, zoom and pan, adjust colour, temperature, sharpness and so on.

Compared to the built in 720p camera on my iMac this is noticeably improved, excellent picture quality, natural colours, excellent low light performance and autofocusing. It’s nice that you can disabled the autofocus with the app and manually focus if required.

Although I don’t tend to use the built in mics, theydo sound great and in stereo. Excellent wide view, no visible distortion and works equally well on the Windows 10 PC with Teams – again no software installation required.

Definitely a class leading webcam and really pleased.

I’d already bought two off-brand 1080p webcams, thinking why should I pay close to $100 for something I could get just as easily for $20 or $30? Well, the problem is software support and build quality – the cheaper webcams strictly work off of Windows’ DLLs and can’t be adjusted for white balance, color accuracy or.

anything, really, and came with wide-angle fixed-focus lenses to save money. That would be great if my webcam was to be used in a conference room with several people seated around a table, but for one person who has to set up a 5’x7′ green screen every time I go online? Not so great.

The Logitech C920s lets me zoom in and out a bit to fit myself and the greenscreen comfortably in shot, and focuses on my face so any imperfections in my green screen get blurred out a bit to hold a chromakey better.

Not only that, it comes with software that allows me to do green screen work outside of Zoom. It even comes with a convenient removable lens hood that I can snap up and down if I’m feel a bit paranoid.

There’s 1080p video, and then there’s 1080p video – and this Logitech does an excellent job of providing me a sharp, clear image. I have a Blue snowball external mic at my home office, but I’ve tried the onboard audio with the C920s, and while it’s no substitute for acardioid mic close to my mouth, its surprisingly decent.

If you do a lot of Zooming still? I’d say spend the extra dollars and get the Logitech 920 series.

Recently, we bought the C920 for me, and moved our older C910 to the GF’s laptop so she can do telemedicine video calls with a clearer image and better color than her laptop’s built-in webcam. Been testing the C920 on my ACER laptop (with an Intel Core i5 dual-core cpu) and on our main PC (with an Intel Core i5 quad-core cpu).

Happy to report it works equally well on both. The camera seems to have a chip inside which processes the video in H. 264 format, so your computer’s processor doesn’t have to work hard to handle it. Good lighting is always the way to go with any webcam, yet the C920 can produce very acceptable results with less than ideal lighting.

HINT: Set the background on your monitor screen to use it for lighting. In Windows, right-click on an empty area of the screen and select “Personalize”. In the new window select “Solid Color” and choose White or maybe amber if you want a warmer tint on your skin.

Keep your video chat or other window fairly small so you’re getting a lot of that screen lighting on your face. This is useful anytime, but especially at night, for example. Getting enough light on your face ensures that the webcam’s auto-focus works properly.

If you’re sitting in poor light with a lamp somewhere behind you it makes auto-focus less effective. Remember, low light always reduces the webcam’s frame rate so if you don’t want jerky video put on some light!Regarding privacy, covering the lens is fine, but what about the microphones? If someone is hacking your camera they can still hear every word you say even if the lens is covered.

There are a couple of options: 1. Unplug the webcam when it’s not in use. 2. Disable the webcam and, separately, the microphone, in Device Manager. Just a word about Logitech’s overall quality. Over the last 8 or 10 years we’ve owned a Quickcam Ultra Vision, a C270, a C525, and a C910.

They’re all still in good working order. Even the ancient little low-res ball shaped Quickcam still works. The point is Logitech quality is reliably good. The C910 has the Zeiss glass lens + stereo mics and produces high quality results in any decent lighting situation.

The current C920 is very similar and uses H. 264 format for quality and acceptable file size. The C920 also has a wider field of view. What about their Logitech Capture software app? It has all the usual adjustments plus picture-in-picture controls, chroma key, and more.

Definitely worth a look if you’re not quite ready for OBS or others. If you have a special need there are more expensive webcams that offer 60 frames-per-second or even 4K resolution (Logitech Brio springs to mind here).

If that’s you, be prepared to optimize your system with some pro-quality lighting, microphone, background, etc. Ultimately, Logitech C920 remains the most popular choice in high quality webcams even after eight years on the market.

Time tested and approved.

I purchased the C920 webcam to replace a C910. The C910 was a brilliant webcam and I had hopes for the C920 but sadly no. It doesn’t come with any software and the Logitech site (rebranded Logi) is incredibly hard to negotiate.

I have spent the best part of a day trying to find Logitech drivers for the webcam. Microsoft’s default UVC drivers work but it’s not clear what functionality you are missing when using them. Given that I don’t have the correct drivers perhaps the following comments are not valid but that’s the current situation: 1.

I’m not impressed with the video quality and not sure it’s truly HD. 2. Low light performance is poor. 3. The picture is not stable, it flickers and 50% of the time reverts to black and white needing to exit the application (Zoom, OBS) and restarting the app.

The camera we received did not work. It would not focus properly. We could get it to change focus, but never enough to be IN focus. We tried to look on You Tube to see videos and tried several fixes, but nothing worked.

We ended up sending it back and got a refund. Not sure if it’s a one-time lemon situation or if that’s common. Also, I’m not sure it is always the case, but the retailer we bought it from through the Walmart website sent it to us NOT in a retail package.

It was just in a box by itself with no manual or anything – just bubble wrap. I think it was a non-retail version of the item. Please be aware that you may not be buying an item from Walmart itself, but from a third-party seller.

This book is a must-have for any. NET developer who works with EF Core. I always wanted to feel comfortable with the technologies I use at work, EF Core being one of them, and this book is taking me closer to that for the chapters I have been able to cover.

I highly recommend it as the author demonstrates not just an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter but also an impressive ability to communicate the same in an engaging and comprehensive manner. Money well spent!.

Excellent book! Well written for the intermediate learner. If you need to transfer your skills from ADO. NET, definitely use an ORM like Entity Framework Core, and definitely buy this book. I also have the paperback copy as well (I prefer it, I’m a marker and highlighter kind of guy!).

The content is presented in a very understandable way for me. I’m an old developer trying to learn some new tricks. EF is one of those things that you need to know to have a solid foundation with the new platforms.

I can’t recommend this book enough for developers trying to get back into the game.

Ordered this Nov 16 finally received this Nov 29 (2021). Worked well out of the box but no link to any software which used to allow my now dead Logitech webcam to pan and zoom. This webcam did work well for several Zoom calls with a decent mike and decent hd resolution.

There was some barrel distortion at the right and left margins and the focus is manual. Did sit nicely on the 1080 Insignia 24″ TV that I’m using for a monitor and I liked that the base was threaded for use on a tripod (1/4″ coarse thread).

Was quite disappointed that the webcam died a few days ago just prior to (anther) Zoom call. I tred everything that I could think of as well as looking at a lot of forums and You tube videos but nothing works and I’m not going to try a Win registry dive or undoing Win 10 updates as was suggested by some sources.

A repurposed Wyze camera fills in but it’s not a good substitute. Windows “says” that the device is working properly but its camera app reports a connection problem. Of COURSE there was a problem getting tech support on Christmas Eve and I never got a call back.

That’s understandable but not really comforting. Will see what traanspires.

The first time I used the camera, the video was horribly overexposed. As a former broadcast news camera operator, I now how to play around with lighting to get the best effect. Yet, no matter how I altered the light, the image was overexposed.

The second time I used the camera, the video was not only overexposed, but blurry. Again: no amount of tweaking fixed this issue. The third time I used the camera, in addition to the blurred output and overexposure, I got a Moire pattern (little multi-colored squiggly lines) through the video–even though nothing in the background nor the subject’s clothing would have caused that pattern.

(Background was solid color, as was the shirt the subject was wearing. ) I didn’t try it a fourth time because I didn’t want to know what other issues might pop up. I just returned it and am now using the build-in camera on the laptop which, surprisingly, has no issues and is far better quality that the Aluratek.

Do yourself a favor and take a pass on this one.

Straight out of the box, this camera worked for about 5 minutes. For some reason, it did not work with my Windows 10 PC(completely updated to current versions). However, it worked just fine when I plugged it into my Xbox One X.

I discussed this issue with a Windows 10 Help desk Associate and they could not fix the problem at all. I didn’t like the no auto focus. You have to twist the raised camera portion just to focus it and I’m not a big fan of how that works.

The cover is removable and it’s easy to just take off/put back on. It’s not a flap though and is more of a swivel with one contact point at the top. It does have some decent features/filters you can tweak to adjust the overall image being presented, but I don’t think it’s worth it.

Overall this camera just seems like a super cheaply built camera with a mid-tier camera price($60). I returned this product and went with a Logitech Webcam for the simple reason that it has actual updatable drivers so it works with future windows 10 updates.

I do NOT recommend this webcam unless you have zero other options.

The Vitade 928A Pro (and 960A Pro, which I have also purchased) are excellent cameras and far often cheaper than Logitech models. They usually include a tripod, which is a nice touch, in addition to having a pivoting, swiveling stand that if not used on the tripod, can be hung on a monitor, as I am.

The units are well-constructed. The cameras are autofocus and 1080p resolution with a sharp image. The 928A Pro has a nice stereo microphone, and a manual shutter-slide cover. The 960A Pro has a built-in ringlight that has three brightness settings (tap to adjust or turn off).

Both have a red light; this mainly just indicates the unit is plugged in. No drivers are required; these cameras work automatically with Windows 10 when plugged in. I’m using the 928A Pro and my SO is using the 960A Pro I got her.

We are both very pleased, and I would buy them again.

Great little webcam with mic that works perfectly for my zoom calls. It has great lighting and good wide angle view. It was a great buy!

I never opened it and am returning. I was able to get my hands on a genuine Logitech C920 from Logitech themselves.

Great video and sound. But have to download software from Logitech first. A bit vague. Had to get advice though cam showed up as working in device manager, it did not work. Logitech advised unplug and cam then uninstall drivers from device manager, restart pc then plug cam into different USB port.

Worked fine from then on. Not quite what we could call plug and play. I use this with Discord to talk face to face. No need to wear headset or mic. No feed back when others speak.

Overall it is a great webcam. These Logitech units were out of stock for months and I resisted the temptation to pick up an “off brand” webcam at half the price and was glad I waited. Picture quality is very good and Zoom and WebEx meetings have very good audio – the built-in mic picks up everything very well.

The camera lens has a wide angle. I’m using it on a desktop PC so the wide view has been good when my wife and I both wanted to be in the shot. We’re using separate PC speakers which I prefer to the built in stereo speakers although they work well too.

The only minor complaint is that the privacy shutter clips on – a feature in one sense since you can just leave it off — but it slides off easily when attempting to open or close the shutter when mounted.

The odd thing is that this model C920S with the privacy shutter was priced $10 less than the C920 — the same webcam without the shutter.

The Logitech C920s Pro is a Windows 10 plug and play camera with decent video quality. You truly plug in the USB cable and the camera is recognized and works. While there are older versions of the Logitech C920 out there that are incompatible with Windows 10, you can easily recognize this newer model because it is the one with a “Privacy Shutter”.

If it does not have the “Privacy Shutter”, it may be an older model and not work with Windows 10. As I said, the video quality is decent. It is HD quality and better than those cheaper old webcams. But remember this is not an amazing TV quality camera.

If you are looking for amazing TV HD quality, look elsewhere. The camera also has a decent mic and noise canceling. If you are in a web meeting, it works decently. There is a bit of a hollow room sound with the built in mic.

I bought these for two of my attorney customers who talk to judges all day long. I also sold them Jabra Evolve 30 ii headsets, which have better sound. So, they can make their own decision whether to look more natural, sound hollow and not have a headset or to wear a headset and sound better.

I pick one of these up while I was building a better zoom/Microsoft teams set up. I wanted something with better video quality than the built in webcam of a laptop while being as simple to use as possible.

The c920s exceeded my expectations in all ways. Zoom and teams picked it up right away and the autofocus does a good job of keeping you in focus despite any movement you might have while at your desk.

The low light abilities were a pleasant surprise as well. I was expecting video quality to fall apart pretty hard outside of optimal lighting conditions but the camera was able to compensate pretty well for my less than ideal room lighting.

The quality loss at night or in a dark room would probably be less than ideal but for my use case (general use during the day with sun coming in from my side and overhead lights in the room) it works pretty well.

There are a couple downsides however. The integrated mics are not great and if your budget can stretch to a dedicated microphone as well then that’s definitely the way to go, they sound alright but their pickup pattern is so wide that any other noise in the room along wit you gets picked up.

More significantly (but also easier to deal with in some ways) Logitech’s Capture software is not very good. It’s functionality is alright but the way it’s laid out and its responsiveness makes changing settings and seeing their impact a hassle.

Fortunately you can skip it entirely if you’re using the webcam with stuff like zoom and teams. Windows picks it up right away and it shows up in their options menus without any additional set up. That last part was of critical importance to me.

One of the primary users of the system it would be part of is my elderly father so having to fiddle with settings menus regularly would be an immediate disqualifier. We’ve been running this webcam for a little under a month now and I can happily report there have been zero issues.

After my initial set up (and a little fine tuning in the settings of zoom/teams) it’s worked flawlessly since then.

I took the leap from the integrated camera to this. OMG! i can now recognize the person on the screen LOL 1) Installation was super easy, plug n play. i am running Windows 10 Home 2) Customized setting is available, you can fine-tune to your liking and there are other fun functions too – download Logitech Capture from https://www.

logitech. com/en-us/software/capture. html 3) Auto focus is good – quick response time 4) Is it HD? – pretty close when the lighting is right. When i am doing formal/work calls, I put a small night-table lamp right next to my laptop/monitor so that it’s in front of me brightening my face.

That makes quite a bit of difference. Don’t need the fancy LED ring lamp. i also prefer the warmer glow of a regular bulb/lamp. 5) Field of View 78° – i find that it is just right for me. the wider capture does not make me look squished in, and it’s not so wide that things start to warp.

6) Dual mics- “loud and clear” was the feedback from the other folks on the call. (P. S. I wasn’t yelling, just the same as in normal face-to-face conversations) 7) The hanging clip/hook works fine for me.

I have tried it on the desktop monitor as well as different laptops, it’s minimal effort making the adjustment. 8) The shutter is just a nice little bonus 🙂 All in all, though this is double the price of the basic models, it’s definitely worth the while if the budget is flexible.

With this webcam, i don’t think i would go for any upgrade anytime soon, so that’s savings in itself.

Unfortunately, most laptops don’t have great webcams. The one on my new Lenovo is ok, but not great by any means. Now that I’m doing more Zoom and Team meetings I felt the need for a much better webcam.

After reading a number of tech reviews on the subject I decided on Logitech and one of their models. I wanted a 1080 cam, but also didn’t need a 4k one. Seemed that the C920s fit the bill and was reasonably priced.

Best Buy had the best price on the unit at the time I purchased it. so I went ahead and purchased one. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now and am not at all disappointed. The picture is clear and crisp (which after all is the most important aspect of getting one of these) and the audio, from what people tell me, is excellent.

It has two microphones on either side of the lens and they pick up my voice perfectly. One thing I like is the built in (but removeable) security cover for the lens. The clamp works fine and seems to set the camera up in a good position without too much jockeying around.

It has the option of being set up on a tripod if the end user wants as well. The one thing I wish it did have was a removeable cable. The USB cable is permanently attached to the back of the cam. The angle of view is perfectly fine and it seems to focus very quickly when I move around.

At least I haven’t had any issues with that aspect of it. You can get software to adjust the webcam via the Logitech website. I found the software to be elementary, but good enough to do the job. The blue led lights on either side of the lens lets you know the cam is on and operating.

I have found this to be very helpful as well. All in all, I really like the webcam and can recommend it based on my personal experience. Granted, its not a $200 webcam, but it does the job and does it well.